Joey Barton at Everton? No no no no no, noooo.
I imagine Mr Barton would be eager to leave QPR following his exile as he is undoubtedly as unpopular with his team mates as he is with the media. Yes I’m probably risking a severe kicking myself but does anyone remember having a great laugh with their pals at school and a proper good mess about when a nearby door creaks open, deafly silence, the air becomes cold and in walks the school bully? Well I imagine that discomfort has been experienced in all of the dressing rooms Mr Barton has roared and beat his chest in.
As an Evertonian we pride ourselves in being ‘The Peoples Club’ and we place conduct high on our agenda. Primadonnas are unwelcome as are psychopaths. I would gladly accept £35k per week myself to play for my beloved team. In fact most Evertonians would play for nothing! Most of us however would manage to play without the demeanor of a spoilt child and erm, dare I say it, an out-and-out bully! There are times when Mr Barton has shown sublime grace on the pitch but there’s passion and there’s criminality and in this Evertonians mind the latter is far more of a concern to Bobby Martinez. I just get the feeling that Mr Barton is seeking another mug to put up with his antics.
Trust me Everton FC are no mug Mr Barton, we expect to have 11 players on the field not 10.